20 Questions on Getting to Know Gandhi 1. Gandhi was a very inspirational leader. How did he motivate people to follow him and would these same techniques work today? Are there leaders that invoke the same ideals? 2. For Gandhi‚ the concept of civil disobedience was extremely important. In what ways is it more powerful than guns? What are it’s drawbacks‚ that is‚ in what types of situations is it not appropriate? 3. Early on‚ Gandhi did support the British war effort. Is this inconsistent
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi‚ one of the worlds most preeminent leaders of the Indian Independence‚ will forever be known as one of the greatest leaders this world has ever seen. Gandhi’s determination to fight for his country has impacted others leading to many outbursts worldwide. Gandhi put forth his life in order to gain India their independence in which was being deprived by the British. India’s inferiority in its education‚ in comparison to the British‚ motivated Gandhi to fight for his Indian
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Movie: Gandhi The movie Gandhi was about the impact Mahatma Gandhi made on India in gaining its independence from Britain and how the Hindus and Muslims utilized non-violent protests to achieve this goal. This film reflects imperialism in the sense that what went on in the video clearly supported the exact definition of the word imperialism. Imperialism is the policy of extending the rule or influence of a country over another country. Indeed this was the case in India during the time of Gandhi
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Plot Summary for Gandhi (1982) More at IMDbPro » ad feedback In 1893‚ Gandhi is thrown off a South African train for being an Indian and traveling in a first class compartment. Gandhi realizes that the laws are biased against Indians and decides to start a non-violent protest campaign for the rights of all Indians in South Africa. After numerous arrests and the unwanted attention of the world‚ the government finally relents by recognizing rights for Indians‚ though not for the native blacks of
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much did Gandhi contribute towards their emancipation. The book has altogether 5 chapters‚ starting with the first chapter which is ‘Position of women in before Gandhi’. Chapter 2‚ 3‚ 4 is about ‘Social regeneration’‚ ‘Economic regeneration’‚ and ‘Political regeneration’ of the women in our Indian Society when Gandhi came into the scene. And the last chapter is ‘Gandhi and the present status of women’‚ which is mostly an attempt made by the authors to assess the contribution made by Gandhi to the
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Budda and Gandhi Siddhartha Gautama was a devoted spiritual teacher and is considered as the founder of the Buddhism faith. Within the Buddhist faith‚ Siddhartha Gautama is the Supreme “Buddha” meaning “awakened one" or "the enlightened one" and is often considered within the religion of Hinduism as a deity. Historians are not sure of the exact years of his birth and death. For the most part‚ it is believed that he lived around 563 BCE to 483 BCE‚ while other historians think his passing
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The movie Gandhi starts off with the assassination of Gandhi on January 30‚ 1948. He was killed because of the split of Hindus and Muslims into Pakistan and India‚ instead of trying to keep the country united (which was impossible at the time). The story then jumps back to Gandhi early in his life‚ when he is a practicing attorney. He is traveling in South Africa on a train and is thrown off because he refuses to give up his first class seat. The conductor wants him to move because he is Indian.
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Radioactive Pollution Radioactivity is a phenomenon of spontaneous emission of proton (a-particles)‚ electrons (ß-particles) and ?-rays (short wave electromagnetic waves) due to disintegration of atomic nuclei of some elements. These cause radioactive pollution. Radiations are of two types ionising and non-ionising. Non-ionising radiations affect only those components which absorb them and have low penetrability. Ionising radiations have high penetration power and cause breakage of macro molecules
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agitations and efforts‚ some nonviolent and others not so. Movements led by Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi‚ commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi or Bapu (Father of Nation)‚ was the preeminent leader of Indian nationalismin British-ruled India. Employing non-violent civil disobedience‚ Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for non-violence‚ civil rights and freedom across the world. Khilafat movement In 1919 Gandhi‚ with his weak position in Congress‚ decided to broaden his base by increasing
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“Some men are born great‚ some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon themselves.” Truly great men are really born great. It was exactly the case with Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru‚ the first prime minister of free India and an outstanding statesman. Today I am here to speak some of the noble words from his most famous speech‚ “The Tryst with destiny”. This is the speech which he delivered to the Constituent Assembly in New Delhi at midnight on August 14‚ 1947. "Long years ago
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